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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Through the Ironwood Curtain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Yae sitting at the beginning of chapter one?
(a) Yae is sitting in the hospital where his wife is dying in childbirth.
(b) Yae is sitting in a plane which is on its way to Istanbul.
(c) Yae is sitting by the man-made pool in his backyard.
(d) Yae is sitting in his treehouse, forty feet above the Kronkel river.

2. When Yae arrives at the Haenam village at the beginning of Chapter 2, why is he so confident?
(a) He is bringing them steel axes and a chain saw.
(b) He is marrying the chief's daughter and will soon be related to the tribe.
(c) He is carrying a concealed gun so that if there is trouble, he can defend himself.
(d) He has been visiting them for seven months and they have been very friendly and warm.

3. How many treehouses are there, in total, in the Mauro village?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seven hundred and fifty.

4. Why is Yae going on a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?
(a) He is campaigning for political office and needs the support of Haenam villagers.
(b) He is thinking of moving from Mauro to Haenam.
(c) He is trying to forge an alliance between his village, Mauro, and Haenam.
(d) He is going to visit his mother who lives in Haenam.

5. What brings the Sawi villagers to a sudden halt when they hear it for the first time?
(a) The large migration of birds which flew overhead.
(b) The explosion of a nuclear bomb.
(c) The song of a lark at break of day.
(d) The diesel engines of the Dutch military boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?

2. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?

3. What do the Sawi warriors bring on their first trading mission to Pirimapun?

4. Why do the elders Kigo, Hatu and Numu volunteer to make contact with the Tuans?

5. What do the Sawi warriors do when they meet Don Richardson and John McCain for the first time?

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